Program

Program Choices

Workshops

Length: half-day
Number of participants: up to 15

Customized workshop based on questionnaire filled out by participants prior to workshop
Summary of questionnaire results given to each attendee
Group activities
Hands-on practical approach to each topic
Materials to reinforce key practices
Follow-up summary of the workshop distributed to each participant
Option for follow-up individual consultations

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Time-Saver Seminars

Length: one to two hours
Number of participants: no limit

Breakfast, lunch or after-hours sessions
Choice of stand alone seminars or a series of seminars
Practical, easy-to-do-tips
Materials to reinforce key practices
Option for follow-up individual consultations

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Individual Consultations

Length: six-hour commitment at scheduled intervals

Review objectives with participant prior to first meeting
Review objectives with manager (when appropriate)
Develop a framework for a customized system that complements personal work style
Work through real work, projects, goals, etc.
Utilize telecoaching when appropriate

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Survival Skills for the Time-Challenged!

In these powerful sessions, you'll learn how to gain control of your time, and explore new ways to dodge your troublesome timetraps. Learn how to set priorities, focus your day, master self-management, reduce procrastination, organize your office, achieve goals, balance and blend work and home and more. You'll come away from these take-charge programs with put-to-the-test tips you can use to achieve time effectiveness and organization for a lifetime.

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Escaping Your TimeTraps

Objective: Develop self-management for results!

Getting caught in a web of "have to do's, want to do's and should do's" is easy. Getting untangled can be difficult. But avoiding the traps in the first place is key!

Mitzi Weinman, President of TimeFinder, will talk about the best practices to put you back in control of your time and discuss ways to dodge your timetraps. She will focus on practical techniques to achieve time effectiveness covering such topics as:

Setting priorities
Putting off procrastination
Focusing the day: planning, and scheduling
Effective time strategies
Reducing the "last minute" syndrome
Achieving results through self-management

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From Perception to Reality - Organize for Success!

Objective: Project an Organized Image

You appear harried and out of control. You often miss deadlines, arrive late for meetings, don't respond to emails or return phone calls on a timely basis. Your excuse – you're very busy.

But is your busy image helping or hurting you? Creating an organized image will help you be seen as someone who gets things done with ease . Mitzi Weinman, President of TimeFinder, will offer proven techniques to improve and impact your overall image in the following areas:

Deadlines
Speaking to people, including management, co-workers & customers
Meetings
Workspace
Carry-around accessories (brief case, computer bag, etc.)
Emails and Phone calls
...and more

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Conquer The Clutter!

Objective: Regain control of space - at work or home

If your "in box" at work or your home office is overflowing or you have piles of papers scattered throughout your work space or house, don't get frustrated, help is here. We will take a hands-on approach to controlling clutter. Mitzi Weinman, President of TimeFinder will show you how to comfortably throw papers away and to set up simple file systems so you can find things, store things and take care of everyday paper. She will focus on such topics as:

What to keep/What to toss
Where to put the paper
Setting up filing systems
Getting started
Reading
Day-to-day paper management

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Going for the Goal!

Objective: Turn goals and projects into accomplishments

For many people, working on and accomplishing goals can seem overwhelming and for others energizing. Goals and projects develop added-value when they are tangible, clear and focused. Even at that, only when action is taken to create the desired results do they take on significant value! During this session, Mitzi Weinman, President of TimeFinder will address simple approaches to developing and achieving your goals. By continuing to integrate the planning techniques from the previous session and using them daily, working on your goals, your bigger picture, will seem less overwhelming and definitely doable.

In this program you will work with one of your goals and learn:

The value of goals
How to prioritize goals
Define your goal
Create an action plan
Address potential obstacles
Integrate your goal into day-to-day work

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Successful Client Management

Objective: Take Charge and Surpass Client Expectations

In this program we will look at ways to take control of working with your clients and avoid being managed by them. Staying organized, focused and on track will produce results for you and your clients. Using proven techniques you will better be able to:

Prepare & plan
Create focus for you and your clients
Negotiate deadlines, timelines, etc.
Get the information you need on a timely basis
Set boundaries

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Blending and Balancing Your Professional & Personal Lives

Objective: Develop strategies for a more peaceful life

Work-life balance, for many, may seem like the impossible dream. Is it a myth that there are some people who are able to get it all done or is it a miracle? You will learn ways to become adept at balancing and juggling the demands of work and home. Mitzi Weinman, President of TimeFinder will help you simplify with more ease. You will also learn to recognize and avoid self-sabotage. In addition:

Discuss why balance is a priority
Set your objectives by defining your balance and what you want
Take the TimeFinder Reality Test
Look at your current commitments
Address potential obstacles and how to avoid them
Put together an action plan to create positive results

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Effective Meeting Management

Objective: Facilitate and/or participate in productive meetings

According to a 1998 survey by MCI, busy professionals meet more than 60 times a month. More than a third of these meetings are said to be unproductive. Having a high return on your investment of time is critical. Meetings that lack focus and follow-up, run too long, or serve no purpose are time robbers. During this program Mitzi Weinman, President of TimeFinder will explore creative ways to be an effective meeting leader or participant and cover such topics as:

Determining if a meeting is necessary
Planning objectives
Preparing an agenda
Maintaining control and focus during a meeting
Increasing the flow of ideas
Action plans and tracking follow-up

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Delegating: An Art in Giving and Receiving

Objective: Improve team accountability and communication

Improving productivity lies heavily on learning to utilize available people and leveraging work through effective delegation. In this session you will discover that it's not only important to be comfortable delegating work, it's equally as important to know how to receive delegated work. Mitzi Weinman, President of TimeFinder will focus on best practices in delegation covering:

Why delegate?

Delegating traps to avoid
Organizing and planning
Communicating the goal, purpose and scope
Giving and gaining commitment
Accountability and follow-through

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“You Have Mail!”: Email Etiquette

Objective: Develop workable guidelines for sending and receiving email

Email is an extraordinary tool, a simple fast means of communication. As easy as drag and click, anyone in your network can receive your message. There are some downsides when a technology starts to take on a life of its own. During this program, Mitzi Weinman, President of TimeFinder will focus on email etiquette -- common sense and courtesy when sending and receiving email. She will focus on such topics as:

Sending and receiving email - who needs it?
Organizing the message
Developing guidelines
What to do with your email once you’ve read it
When email isn’t the appropriate communication tool

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